Asterisk (complete n00b)

[Carl Parrish]

Kevin wrote:
> On 7/17/06 4:46 PM, "Carl Parrish" <lists at pcl-consulting.com> wrote:
>   
>> So If I don't need a regular phone line connected to it. (I have
>> headphones and a mic - does it work with blue tooth headsets?) I can
>> just install asterisk on my desktop then start receiving calls? I think
>>     
>
> Not exactly.  You need some way to connect to the PSTN so inbound calls can
> be routed to you.
>
> Either an FXO device for an analog POTS line:
> http://www.sipura.com/products/spa3000.htm
>
> Or a VOIP provider:
> http://dmoz.org/Business/Telecommunications/Services/VoIP/
>   
Well I already have VoIP service thought Lingo (www.lingo.com), but no
real idea how I would forward the calls to my computer (though I'm going
though my features now). I think it would be great to be able to access
a list of who called from a website, or send and receive faxes from my
computer (btw can these be in color?). So if  VoIP service is the only
thing I need I should try to install asterisk soon.